Keeping too much cash in your checking account could be costing you in the long run. Here are five better places to keep your ...

Discover how money market interest rates are set, why they can offer higher returns than savings accounts, and what factors ...

If you’ve ever looked for ways to earn more on your savings, you may have come across the term “high-yield savings account” (HYSA). It might sound complicated, restrictive or even too good to be true, ...

SoFi’s Checking and Savings account earns a 0.50% APY (variable and subject to change) on the balance in its checking portion. Customers who enroll in SoFi Plus with direct deposit, or pay a $10 SoFi ...

After a couple of years of spiking interest rates in the wake of the pandemic, yields on savings accounts have been falling since late 2024, when the Federal Reserve began trimming its benchmark rate.

The average rate on an interest-earning checking account is an abysmal 0.07% . “Accounts offering interest are a way for the bank to bring in more deposits or appeal to customers with larger balances, ...

The average checking account interest rate is 1.75 times higher than it was in 2022, according to October data from WalletHub. But that often doesn’t mean much: Checking accounts that pay interest are ...

Both accounts have competitive rates now. But which is likely to earn more interest in 2026? Here's what to know.